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Jane Lindskold
Jane Lindskold
American Writer
Born: 1962
About Book Coincidence Sometimes Time Writing
Related authors: Dale Carnegie Denis Waitley Dr. Seuss H. L. Mencken Napoleon Hill Ray Bradbury W. E. B. Du Bois William Arthur Ward
True confession time: I never know where a book is going. I get a gut feeling the story is there, then pursue it with the enthusiasm of a hunting tiger on a trail. If I knew where I was going, I'd get bored out of my mind and stop writing. Jane Lindskold
Time Book Writing Confession Mind Enthusiasm Feeling Out Hunting Bored Gut Gut Feeling Pursue Never Knew True Know Tiger Trail Get Going Stop Where Story Then
When a writer is already stretching the bounds of reality by writing within a science fiction or fantasy setting, that writer must realize that excessive coincidence makes the fictional reality the writer is creating less 'real.' Jane Lindskold
Science Reality Writing Setting Stretching Must Writer Excessive Bounds Science Fiction Within Makes Real Fiction Fictional Fantasy Realize Creating Less Coincidence
Copy editors are very important and too rarely praised. Jane Lindskold
Important Too Rarely Editors Praised Very Copy
I think of myself as a storyteller. Jane Lindskold
Myself Think Storyteller
Coincidence is a recognized element in 'real life.' All of us have anecdotes about those times when, by the merest coincidence, we avoided some disaster or stumbled onto some wonderful experience. Jane Lindskold
Life Experience Wonderful Real Life Those Recognized Anecdotes Some About Onto Stumbled Disaster Real Times Wonderful Experience Us Avoided Element Coincidence
In any story, drama may be intensified by the characters realizing by how narrow a margin they had managed to succeed - that is, where coincidence played a role. This is one of the more realistic ways to use coincidence because rarely do we realize how important a coincidental event is until after the fact. Jane Lindskold
Important Realistic Drama Ways Characters Rarely More Fact Had Until Because How Narrow Role Intensified Any May Where After Story Succeed Realize Realizing Use Event Margin Played Coincidence
The sad thing is that, for many writers of fantasy fiction, the inclusion of magic seems to mean that logical ramifications and real-world laws both go out the window. Jane Lindskold
Sad Logical Ramifications Out Magic Window Seems Laws Both Writers Sad Thing Go Fiction Mean Fantasy Many Inclusion Thing
The futuristic city on 'Legends Walking's cover rejects any connection with the contemporary setting of 'Changer.' It was as if every effort was made to keep readers of 'Changer' from finding this stand-alone sequel. Jane Lindskold
Made Every Setting Futuristic City Finding Contemporary Readers Cover Walking Effort Legends Any Sequel Connection Keep Rejects
'Legends Walking' was the first of my books to go to a second printing based on strong initial orders, but much of that printing never found its audience. Jane Lindskold
Strong First Books Never Printing Audience Go Walking Legends Orders Much Initial Found Based Second
I've never met any artist who illustrated one of my books, although I've corresponded briefly with one. I have always been impressed by the technical expertise involved in the covers, even if sometimes puzzled by the subject matter. Jane Lindskold
Sometimes Matter Met Books Corresponded Never Puzzled Involved Although Always Been Subject Covers Subject Matter Impressed Any Artist Expertise Who Even Technical Illustrated
Even after the text is written, there are a tremendous number of stages along the way to the finished book. If a publisher cares about the finished product, none of them will be omitted. Jane Lindskold
Book Will Finished Cares Tremendous Way About Finished Product Written Along None Text After Stages Them Product Even Publisher Number
I don't need music to write, but sometimes I put music on. I don't need special clothes or even my own equipment. Jane Lindskold
Music Sometimes Own Clothes My Own Write Put Equipment Special Even Need
When I was finishing grad school, the hot new PC was the IBM 286. Bulky. Immobile. Expensive. I touched-typed easily and quickly, but nevertheless, I realized that the machine was a chain. Jane Lindskold
School Machine Easily Immobile Finishing Hot Nevertheless New Quickly Grad Grad School Expensive Realized Chain
I've had over a dozen and a half novels published since late 1994 when my first novel, 'Brother to Dragons, Companion to Owls' came out. Jane Lindskold
First Half Late Out Brother Had Over Since Came Owls Companion Novel Novels Published Dozen Dragons
I love print fiction, but sometimes when I'm reading a good graphic novel or manga, I find myself envying those who work in an illustrated format. Jane Lindskold
Work Love Myself Good Sometimes Reading Those Find Print Manga Fiction Format Graphic Who Novel Illustrated
Words build a bridge between the imaginations of writer and reader, creating something unique between them. Jane Lindskold
Words Build Something Writer Between Reader Them Creating Unique Bridge Imaginations

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